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1 Ducat - Aureus Magnus Maria Theresa
| Issuer | Germany, Federal Republic of |
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| Year | 1957-1967 |
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| Composition | Gold (.980) |
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| Obverse lettering | MARIA THERESIA IMPERATRIX GER 1717-1780 1957 |
| Reverse description | A bold six-pointed cross with trefoil lily terminals occupies the center of the field, with stylized foliate ornaments filling each of the six angles between the arms. At the center of the cross, within an oval cartouche, the denomination I DUCAT is inscribed. The fineness mark 980 appears at the base of the central cross. The upper legend PRO PROSPERITATE MUNDI and the lower legend AUREUS MAGNUS arc around the periphery, separated by small rosette stops. |
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The "Aureus Magnus" ducats issued under the Federal Republic were restrike programs producing coins in the style of Holy Roman Empire-era gold, sold primarily to the bullion and collector market rather than for circulation. Maria Theresa's name on a West German gold issue is a commercial artifact of postwar Europe's appetite for historically styled precious metal coins — the same impulse that kept the Austrian Mint striking Maria Theresa Thalers in Vienna without interruption from 1780 onward.
Confirm the issuing authority carefully. West German private mints produced numerous gold "ducat" pieces during this period with imperial-era iconography and no genuine sovereign backing.